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Question 296584: The landstar satellite orbits the earth in a circular pattern. assume that the radius of orbit is 7200 km. if the satellite goes through one orbit around the earth in 3 hours, what is its speed in kilometers per hour? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the radius of the orbit = 7200 km.
2*pi*r = length of the orbit in km.
2*7200*pi
Rate = distance / time
= 14400 *3.14 / 3
=15072 km/hour
